A very special chance to not only witness the talents of this superb bass guitarist but also to recieve a thirty-minute intimate lesson with the man himself. Joined with co-members of the band Tower Of Power Prestia performs an outjstanding set at the Bass Day event before breaking his style down before your very eyes. Learn his techniques and nuances including ghosting and muting along with a clutch of great basslines. Prestia then discusses the difficult subject of grooves and how to play effectively against a drummer.

Play Bass With 20 Classic Songs lets you play the Bassline with the rest of the band on twenty top popular hits.Includes Bass tab and notation arrangements of each song with chord symbols andlyrics for vocalists plus professionally recorded online audio of demonstration and backing.Includes songs such as Ace of Spades Brown Eyed Girl For Whom the Bell Tolls Hey Joe Lady Madonna London Calling Roxanne Wonderwall and many more!

This method features 50 funk grooves for all Bass players willing to have fun while practicing their instrument for hours. To make the approach of these 50 funk grooves easier a preliminary chapter is entirely dedicated to the playing techniques (plucking of course but also slap palm mute ghost notes shakes double stops pull-offs hammer-ons slides...) as well as to the style rhythmic specificities (straight and swung sixteenth notes sixteenth rests staccatos...). The DVD demonstrates all these grooves played «in situation» at the actual tempo then slowly. The MP3 Audio CD allows you to play them over long play-along tracks (from 3 to 4 minutes each meaning more than 6 hours of music in total!) at actual tempo as well as at slow tempo (two tracks per groove) so you will be able to practice at your own pace and in the best conditions. 50 Funk Grooves For The Bass is an ideal method for those who want to play actual complete grooves in the style of the greatests: James Brown The Meters Bootsy Collins Parliament The Commodores Earth Wind and Fire Tower of Power Maceo Parker and The Temptations. This method features 50 funk grooves for all Bass players willing to have fun while practicing their instrument for hours. To make the approach of these 50 funk grooves easier a preliminary chapter is entirely dedicated to the playing techniques (plucking of course but also slap palm mute ghost notes shakes double stops pull-offs hammer-ons slides...) as well as to the style rhythmic specificities (straight and swung sixteenth notes sixteenth rests staccatos...). The DVD demonstrates all these grooves played «in situation» at the actual tempo then slowly. The MP3 Audio CD allows you to play them overlong play-along tracks (from 3 to 4 minutes each meaning more than 6 hours of music in total!) at actual tempo as well as at slow tempo (two tracks per groove) so you will be able to practice at your own pace and in the best conditions. 50 Funk Grooves For The Bass is an ideal method for those who want to play actual complete grooves in the style of the greatests: James Brown The Meters Bootsy Collins Parliament The Commodores Earth Wind and Fire Tower of Power Maceo Parker and The Temptations.

75 Exercises to Build Endurance and Flexibility for Bass Guitar Players-If you want to work on your bass guitar chops then Bass Hanon: 75 Exercises To Build Endurance And Flexibility For Bass Guitar Players is the book for you.These 75 exercises will help you build your endurance and flexibility challenging you in fun interesting and methodical ways. Topics in Bass Hanon: 75 Exercises To Build Endurance And Flexibility For Bass Guitar Players include: left-hand finger patterns pull-offs and hammer-ons string crossing harmonic technique arpeggios scales blues sequences chords on the bass articulations rhythms harmonics and more.

Description Starting our children in a world of music at an early age is one of the most valuable things we can give our kids today. Music education very important in our children’s early years. Studies have shown that children that are involved in some sort of music program score higher in their daily school studies. This is book is designed to take a special approach to beginning younger bass players in a way that makes it interesting and fun for them to learn. The Electric Bass for the Young Beginner takes the young student through all of the essential steps of learning how to play bass in a fun and exciting method. From learning all of the different parts of the bass guitar, to tuning it, right up to learning all of the notes on fingerboard, this book will get them off to a great start. Audio CD of examples included. • Bass method designed for the smaller hands of a child • Gets children started on the bass guitar in a fun and colorful way • Children who start in music at an early age generally do better in all school subjects • Covers all of the beginning essentials from the parts of the instrument all the way up to playing and learning the notes on the fingerboard.

Key Features at Debut Values String crossing and Rests Major scale and Minor Pentatonic major and minor arpeggios riff playing Playback skills Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer.Bass Syllabus features Plot your stylistic specialism - follow your preferred style up through the grades TAB andStandard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Download card with full mixes

The Bass has been called 'the most important instrument in any band.' The Bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes keep the 'time flow' or 'pulse' steady and keep the form of the song together. Walking Jazz Lines For Bass is designed to help bassists create beginning to advanced walking patterns (smooth-sounding lines) that can be used in jazz blues R&B gospel Latin and country music. Byexplaining the basics of intervals chords and scales the author builds a framework for understanding bass line patterns. This book presents one- and two-measure patterns that can be used in playing the blues rhythmchanges the II-V-I progression and 20 popular jazz standards. Walking Jazz Lines For Bass is written in standard notation with chord symbols. The audio gives you the opportunity to play with one of thefinest rhythm sections around. It is in stereo with the bass and drums on the left and Piano and Drums on the right. Since the examples in the book are presented both with sample Bass lines and as chord progressions only you caneither follow along with the Bass or practice your own lines with the audio as your accompaniment. Access to online audio is included.

This book is great for electric bassists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. It takes you further into using scales to build bass lines techniques such as slap and pop and string muting and creating walking bass lines. It also explores ideas such as modes tetrachords pasing tones and varying rhythmic activity. A superb book which keeps things fun and interesting but doesn't sacrifice any important details. An absolute must for any serious Bass player.

This book is great for electric bassists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. Beginning with a brief review of reading standard music notation and TAB, this book takes you further into using scales to build bass lines, techniques such as slap & pop, string muting, and walking bass lines. You'll be introduced to ideas such as modes, tetrachords, passing tones and varying rhythmic activity. Author David Overthrow keeps things fun and interesting without sacrificing any important details. A must for any serious bass players.

This book is all about Heavy Metal bass playing. It can be very fast and complicated. A variety of grooves (open string octave hammer-on) that range from old school to contemporary are presented. Rhythmic studies and rhythmsection awareness are also a focal point. Working with space and complicated kicks is a major part of this style. Audio tracks are available that feature original instrumental songs with a full band and play-along mixes. There isalso a section that focuses on music theory and interesting scale options. All examples are written in bass clef 4 and tablature. Free audio downloads are available for use with this title.

Anyone interested in learning to play electric bass can pick up this book and get started right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything from basic to advanced techniques. Beginning concepts include the basics of the instrument, reading music, and building bass lines using scales, modes, and chord progressions. For the intermediate player, it takes you further into using scales, techniques such as slap and pop, string muting, walking bass lines, modes, tetrachords, passing tones, and varying rhythms. The book concludes with ideas designed to guide you into high-level bass playing, such as rhythm changes, tritone substitution, odd time signatures, chord playing, a study of Latin grooves, reggae, ska, and advanced funk bass lines. Whether you are starting to learn the bass or are an advanced player looking to give your playing more nuance, Electric Bass Method Complete is all you will ever need. An MP3 CD demonstrating examples in the book is included. / Guitare Basse

The primary goal of this book is to help improve your chord spelling and fingerboard knowledge. Mastering chord tones will help you build more interesting bass lines. In addition greater harmonic awareness will help you become astronger writer improviser and soloist.

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. Each book has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the best opportunity to show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This book for BassGuitar: is suitable for all exam boards contains ten songs with a range of difficulty appropriate for GCSE level is accompanied by a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks It includes songs by: Muse The Beatles Bon Jovi The Killers Chuck Berry Razorlight Metallica AC/DC Bob Marley A YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested listening such as interesting cover versions or other songs for cultural context allowing the student to explore ideas for their own interpretation.